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Literature Talk
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Marlon James

At Sydney Goldstein Theater

Civic Center, San Francisco

Some tickets include a copy of The Disappearers
Interviewed by Code Switch founder Shereen Marisol Meraji
Intimate 1926 theater, no bad seats

Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James unpacks his new novel, "The Disappearers," a wrenching story of gay men surviving violence in 1980s Jamaica. Expect a probing conversation on identity, survival, and the weight of history with NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji.

Thursday, December 10, 7:30 PM

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  • Intimate theater setting
  • Acclaimed author interview
  • Thought-provoking fiction
  • Identity and survival
  • Sydney Goldstein Theater
  • Civic Center
  • San Francisco

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